With the refusal of the “Lebanese Forces” and the “changers” to support him
The process of electing the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament is not going to be as easy as it used to be, after the results of the recent elections, despite the fact that Speaker Nabih Berri has no rival, since the Shiite representatives who entered Parliament (27 deputies) all belong to the “Shiite duo” bloc (Amal Movement and the Amal Party God). Berri (as the eldest) is supposed to call for a session to elect the speaker, his deputy, and members of the council’s office within 15 days, starting from today.
A large part of the forces representing other sects intend to vote with a white paper or abstain. These forces include the “Lebanese Forces” and Sunni representatives opposed to “Hezbollah”, and a large part of the representatives representing the “change” forces (15 deputies), which means that Berri will gain the support of Shiite representatives and their allies in other sects, without a large part of the representatives. Christians and Sunnis. The position of the “Free Patriotic Movement”, whose head, Representative Gebran Bassil, does not have a friendly relationship with the “Amal” movement, was not clear.
Yesterday, the “Development and Liberation” bloc announced its adoption of Berri’s candidacy for the presidency of the Parliament, in exchange for the rejection of the forces of change and the “Lebanese Forces” for this nomination. “We can absolutely not elect Berri because he is part of the other team,” said Samir Geagea, the head of the “forces”. Elected MP, Major General Ashraf Rifi, refused Berri’s election, and said after a meeting with Geagea yesterday: “We represent a Lebanese segment of sovereign change, so we will choose personalities within this framework.”
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